is it the same as watching porn movies and pornographic materials?
2006-08-03 17:51:21 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
reading from the responses, to qualify for "voyeurism" it has to include the words "peeping secretly at LIVE sex organs or LIVE sex acts". therefore watching porn movies is not considered voyeurism. am I correct?
2006-08-03 20:15:18 · update #1
The act of getting sexually excited by looking, especially secretly, at other people’s naked bodies or the sexual acts in which they participate. Watching porn is one type of voyeurism but it is not extreme voyeurism. A better example would be to watch someone having sex through binoculars or a telescope.
2006-08-03 19:38:14 · answer #1 · answered by stormywinter84 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vouyerism is the action of watching other people's private lives and settings in secret and a voyeur usually denotes a peeping tom.
2006-08-05 04:44:00 · answer #2 · answered by fistfull-of-$ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! Voyeurism is people who get a kick out of other people seeing them. It's the guy with the trench coat who goes around flashing people. It's the couple who likes to have sex in front of an open window. They seek the thrill of being seen or discovered.
2006-08-04 00:55:26 · answer #3 · answered by Tessa ♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it does not necessarily mean done in secret. It means "somebody who gains (sexual) pleasure from watching, especially secretly, other people's bodies or the sexual acts in which they participate."
Note the definition says "especially secretly," not "exclusively secretly." Therefore porn movies and other pornographic materials certainly qualify.
2006-08-07 18:30:56 · answer #4 · answered by Ana Thema 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Voyeurism is indeed getting sexual gratification watching people involved in sexual activities, but without their knowledge or consent. It has also broadened to simply getting enjoyment (not necessarily sexual) from spying on people. For example, taking photos of people at swimming pools without their consent is considered voyeuristic. And even further, Michael Palin said he enjoyed travelling by trains because of the voyeuristic-like nature of being able to look into people's back gardens.
2006-08-04 07:58:48 · answer #5 · answered by sashmead2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Voyerurism is sexual stimulation or satisfaction from looking at naked people, most often without their knowledge; a love of looking at people in this way; also called scoptophilia, voyeurism
As it states above, most often it involves watching people without their knowledge, so I would not classify watching porn movies or reading pornographic literature as such.
2006-08-04 00:59:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a person who likes to watch but not participate. Sarah above me is confusing voyeurism with exhibitionism.
2006-08-04 00:56:16 · answer #7 · answered by cyn1066 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Function: noun
Pronunciation: vwä-'y&r, vo i-'&r
Etymology: French, literally, one who sees, from Middle French, from voir to see, from Latin videre -- more at WIT
1 : one obtaining sexual gratification from seeing sex organs and sexual acts ; broadly : one who habitually seeks sexual stimulation by visual means
2 : a prying observer who is usually seeking the sordid or the scandalous
- voy·eur·ism/-"i-z&m/ noun
- voy·eur·is·tic/"vwä-(")y&r-'is-tik, "vo i-&r-/ adjective
- voy·eur·is·ti·cal·ly/-ti-k(&-)le/ adverb
2006-08-04 01:01:28 · answer #8 · answered by shiningtreasure 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's the definition
voyeurism
n : perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behavior
hope this helps you
2006-08-04 00:58:31 · answer #9 · answered by lov308 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it's not the same
2006-08-04 04:45:00 · answer #10 · answered by pingz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋